Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Resurrection Sunday? Or Family Dinner? April 5, 2026 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. ~ Colossians 3:17 NLT ~ It all started on Thursday before Easter 2025 ... "I hope that my brother washed your feet!" The reference was ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR It Was Empty April 3, 2026 He is not here; he has risen! ~ Luke 24:6 NIV ~ Classic Illustrator It is with tears in my eyes that I am writing this devotional, this Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. For over two months I have been praying daily for a miracle to happen in the life of a young girl named Haydelle, who I never had the opportunity to meet. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Jesus the Resolute April 1, 2026 Yet I want your will to be done, not mine. ~ Luke 22:42 NLT ~ During my last teaching stint, the school was raising money for new playground equipment. The principal asked if any of the teachers were interested in joining one of the parents who had volunteered to be sponsored for a Polar Dip into the local lake. The principal was shocked when, as the oldes ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Two Ways to Control Your Fears April 30, 2025 Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT ~ “I’m going to be brutally honest.” Mary said in our recent Zoom meeting. She cleared her throat. “Are Christians lying? Or are some of them faking or covering up the real truth? Even t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Waiting March 29, 2026 The Lord is good to those who wait for him... ~ Lamentations 3:25a NIV ~ "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth." (Lamentations 3:25-27 ESV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Rejection March 27, 2026 Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ~ John 13:34 NIV ~ My advanced dementia progressed to the point that in August of 2024, my wife could no longer meet my needs at home, and I transitioned into the "behavioural" unit of a local nursing home. Everyone on my unit had advanced dementia, and everyone had the same b ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Marshall March 25, 2026 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world ~ Romans 12:2a NIV ~ "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2 NIV) My collie Kayle ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Prayer of St. Francis March 23, 2026 If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. ~ Matthew 16:24 ESV ~ "Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.'" (Matth ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Let Go of Fear, Hold On to Faith March 22, 2026 For God has not given us a spirit of fear ~ 2 Timothy 1:7a NIV ~ "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) In a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, Calvin approaches his mother and says, “Can Hobbes and I go play in the rain, Mom? ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Ignorant Bliss March 20, 2026 Do not be anxious about anything ~ Philippians 4:6a NIV ~ I haven't seen much of my wife these past few days. She only slips in once every other day or so, and she always looks so harried. Then after only a few minutes, she gives me a kiss and tells me she has to go. What is she so uptight about? She was saying so ...Continue Reading